The exposure by al-Jazeera and London's Guardian newspaper of a huge cache of documents detailing Palestinian accounts of a decade of peace negotiations with Israel could deal a lethal blow to U.S. efforts to get a credible process back on track, according to experts....
Monday: 29 Iraqis Killed, 181 Wounded
No U-Turns on the Road to Serfdom?
In a series of raids last year, the FBI raided the homes and offices of antiwar activists in Minneapolis, North Carolina, Chicago, and California. They seized boxes of materials, cell phones, documents, and other private property, and issued subpoenas to a number of...
Would MLK Support Today’s Wars?
This Jan. 13 the Pentagon commemorated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an address by Jeh C. Johnson, the Defense Department's general counsel. In the final year of his life, King became an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War, Johnson told a packed...
Sunday: 13 Iraqis, 1 Iranian Killed; 30 Iraqis, 9 Iranians Wounded
China – A Paper Tiger
Oasis of Peace Blossoms in Israel, To An Extent
NEVE SHALOM-WAHT ES-SALAAM, Central Israel - "Once upon a time," the educator tells Jewish and Arab five-year-old children, "a plant laid dormant, holding its life on the darkness around it, beholding the night. Butterflies, flowers and leaves, their...
Glimmer of Hope on Eve of New Iran Nuclear Talks
While expectations for any major breakthroughs in the latest round of talks between Iran and the major powers are virtually nonexistent, the two-day meeting that begins Friday in Istanbul could help ease growing tensions over Iran's nuclear program. The most realistic...